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Airport month · December 2025
Lehigh Valley International in December 2025
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.
In December 2025, reporting carriers scheduled 287 domestic departures from Lehigh Valley International (ABE). 74.2% left less than 15 minutes late and 71.4% reached their destination on time; 2.8% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 72.0% of flights departed on time and 71.9% arrived on time, so ABE departures were 2.2 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in December 2024, the airport had 348 departures with 78.7% leaving on time: a change of −4.5 points, with flights down 18%.
Flights arriving at ABE that month were on time 69.3% of the time (287 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 42%, late-arriving aircraft 31% and national aviation system 20%.
- On time 71.4%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 25.1%
- Cancelled 2.8%
- Diverted 0.7%
December 2025 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | ABE, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 74.2% | 78.7% | 79.2% | 72.0% |
| Arrived on time | 71.4% | 76.7% | 77.9% | 71.9% |
| Cancelled | 2.8% | 1.7% | 2.0% | 1.5% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 24.9 min | 27.0 min | 22.7 min | 21.2 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 10 | 12 | 9 | 19,410 |
| Scheduled departures | 287 | 348 | 3,375 | 582,304 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G4 Allegiant Air | 181 | 63% | 70.7% | 16.3 min | 1.7% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 89 | 31% | 75.3% | 11.5 min | 4.5% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 17 | 6% | 58.8% | 18.3 min | 5.9% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABE–CLT | Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton to Charlotte | 89 | 75.3% | 11.5 min | 4.5% |
| ABE–SFB | Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton to Sanford | 59 | 81.4% | 18.2 min | 0.0% |
| ABE–PIE | Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton to St. Petersburg | 29 | 72.4% | 11.7 min | 3.4% |
| ABE–PGD | Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton to Punta Gorda | 24 | 62.5% | 6.5 min | 4.2% |
| ABE–ORD | Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton to Chicago | 17 | 58.8% | 18.3 min | 5.9% |
| ABE–FLL | Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton to Fort Lauderdale | 12 | 50.0% | 25.4 min | 0.0% |
| ABE–MYR | Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton to Myrtle Beach | 11 | 81.8% | -5.8 min | 0.0% |
| ABE–SRQ | Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton to Sarasota/Bradenton | 11 | 72.7% | 25.2 min | 0.0% |
| ABE–BNA | Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton to Nashville | 9 | 44.4% | 42.4 min | 0.0% |
| ABE–MCO | Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton to Orlando | 9 | 55.6% | 30.9 min | 0.0% |
| ABE–RSW | Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton to Fort Myers | 9 | 55.6% | 17.6 min | 11.1% |
| ABE–MLB | Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton to Melbourne | 8 | 87.5% | 1.6 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left ABE on time in December 2025?
74.2% of 287 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 71.4% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 72.0% and 71.9%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In December 2024, 78.7% of 348 departures left on time and 1.7% were cancelled, against 74.2% and 2.8% in December 2025.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for December 2025; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for ABE · methodology · corrections.